# Hawaii HB 505: RELATING TO RED HILL. Hawaii HB 505, RELATING TO RED HILL., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Linda Ichiyama (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Act 197, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB505-2025 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 505 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) - Title: RELATING TO RED HILL. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Act 197, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). - Sponsor: Linda Ichiyama (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 31 - Subjects: Red Hill WAI Policy Coordinator, Red Hill Remediation Special Fund, WTL/AEN, WAM - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (226 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Establishes a WAI Policy Coordinator for coordination of Red Hill WAI initiatives. Creates the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund. (CD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda Ichiyama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: LA CHICA - Cosponsor: LAMOSAO - Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: M. - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: REYES ODA - Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP... | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2025-06-06: Act 197, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). (Senate) - 2025-06-06: Act 197, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297). (House) - 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 150) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 150). (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Gabbard, Kim, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate) - 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen. (House) - 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House) - 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 229. (House) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Kim Co-Chairs; Elefante, DeCorte. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House) - 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Lowen, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Shimizu. (House) - 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate) - 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House) - 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 2). (House) - 2025-04-03: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1658) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1231) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, McKelvey. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 248). (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1152), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House) - 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-14: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 661), recommending referral to FIN. (House) - 2025-02-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House) - 2025-02-13: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. (House) - 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-30: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP. (House) - 2025-01-30: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House) - 2025-01-28: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House) - 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House) - 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_CD1_.pdf) - HB505_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_CD1_.HTM) - HB505_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_HD1_.HTM) - HB505_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_SD1_.HTM) - HB505_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_SD2_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1297_.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed) - SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed) - SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed) - SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed) - HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_CD1_.pdf) - [HB505_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_CD1_.HTM) - [HB505_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_HD1_.HTM) - [HB505_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_SD1_.HTM) - [HB505_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_SD2_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB505_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1297_.PDF) ## Related - [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025) - [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025) - [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025) - [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025) - [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025) - [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB505-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).